After years of modeling and building scale cars – sometimes even building unique replica cars for other owners, I’m finally taking the chance to do a replica of a car I actually own. It’s not JDM, and the base model isn’t even a traditional plastic model from Tamiya or Aoshima.
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Fujimi Toyota MR2 [AW11]
I mentioned during my SW20 build that I was planning on building the entire MR2 line – but I didn’t think I’d be doing it this quickly. I never had any special connection to the AW11, despite being a ZZW30 owner. The SW20s were always the cooler kids that got all the attention for being fast and sleek, while us…
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Fujimi Toyota MR2 [SW20] + C1 Models 2000GT Transkit
As an MR2 owner I’ve more or less felt obligated to eventually build the entire lineup (since 1/24 models do exist for all three generations), but I never had any plans in place on which car to start with. We’re only going with the worst gen now (the SW20 is the worst MR2 don’t @ me) because I’ve been in…
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Fujimi Nissan Fairlady 300ZX Z32 (Young Town Series)
I’ve played with the idea of rebuilding a Z32 (again, since I’ve built the Tamiya model twice now), but didn’t expect the opportunity to suddenly come as a customer commission. I wasn’t even aware before this that Fujimi had produced a Z32 model, since I figured the Tamiya kit was the definitive version with a motor and all that.
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Tamiya Toyota GR Supra + FuguGarage Pandem Transkit
At first I was really about resisting the hype – the new GR Supra was the hot new thing in both the actual auto enthusiast world and in the modeler’s circle after Tamiya released their kit not long after the real car. Then Fugu Garage had to come out with their Pandem transkit almost immediately after. As to be expected,…
